Richard E. Parker

Richard Elliott Parker (27 December 1783-10 September 1840) was a US Senator from Virginia (D) from 12 December 1836 to 13 March 1837, succeeding Benjamin W. Leigh and preceding William H. Roane.

Biography
Richard Elliott Parker was born in Rock Spring, Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1783, and he worked as a lawyer, served in the House of Delegates, and fought in the War of 1812 as a militia lieutenant-colonel. From 1836 to 1837, he served in the US Senate, but he resigned to serve as a justice on the Virginia Supreme Court until his death in 1840.